Jean-Philippe Léo Smet,better known by his stage name Johnny Hallyday,was a French rock and roll and pop singer and actor,credited with having brought rock and roll to France.
"Break It to Me Gently" is a pop song written by blues musician Joe Seneca with lyrics by Diane Lampert. Both Brenda Lee and Juice Newton were met with considerable success with their versions of the song.
Georges Diran Garvarentz was an Armenian-French composer,noted for his music for films and Charles Aznavour's songs.
"Let's Twist Again" is a song written by Kal Mann and Dave Appell,and released as a single by Chubby Checker. One of the biggest hit singles of 1961,it reached No.8 on the U.S. Billboard pop chart in August of that year and subsequently reached No.2 in the UK in the spring of 1962. The song refers to the Twist dance craze and Checker's 1960 single "The Twist",a two-time U.S. No.1 single.
"Ya Ya" is a song by Lee Dorsey. The song was written by Dorsey,C. L. Blast,Bobby Robinson,and Morris Levy. Levy's participation in the writing has been called into question;the Flashback release of the single lists only Dorsey and Blast as writers,as do the liner notes to the American Graffiti soundtrack.
Erick Benzi is a French musician,songwriter,composer,and record producer from Marseille.
Georges Poubennec,better known under the name Georges Aber,was a French singer-songwriter.
"La plus belle pour aller danser" is a song by Sylvie Vartan from the 1964 French feature film Cherchez l'idole.
"Les Bras en croix" is a song by French singer Johnny Hallyday,released in 1963. It was written by Jil &Jan (lyrics) and Johnny Hallyday (music).
"Àtout casser" is a song by French singer and actor Johnny Hallyday. It was used in the opening title sequence of the 1968 film of the same name. Hallyday also released it as a single and on his 1968 studio album Jeune homme The B-side "Cheval d'acier" also appears in the film,where Hallyday performs it on stage.
"Comme un corbeau blanc" is a song by French singer Johnny Hallyday. It was released as a single in February 1973 and included on his 1973 studio album Insolitudes.
"Deux amis pour un amour" is a song by French singer Johnny Hallyday. It was released as the second and penultimate single off of his 1970 studio album Vie.
"Essayez" ("Try") is a song by French singer Johnny Hallyday. It was released on his 1970 studio album Vie as the album's third and final single in December 1970.
"Johnny Rider" is a song by French singer Johnny Hallyday. It was released as a single in September 1974 and included on his studio album Rock 'n' Slow,released two months later.
"Makin' Love" is a song written and originally released by American country singer Floyd Robinson. He released it as a single in 1959 and was featured on his self-titled debut album the following year.
"Souvenirs" is a song written by Cy Coben and originally recorded and released by American singer Barbara Evans backed by Canadian composer Mort Garson and his Orchestra,the song was released in April 1959. The song failed to chart,peaking at 111 in the Bubbling Under Hot 100 in June 1959. Two successful non-English covers would follow,such as in German by expatriate American singer Bill Ramsey in June of that same year,and the most successful in French by French singer Johnny Hallyday,released in June 1960.
"Petite fille" is a song by French singer Johnny Hallyday. It was released in August 1967 on an EP and also appeared on Hallyday's that year's album Johnny 67.
"Par amour,par pitié" is a song by Sylvie Vartan. It was released on an EP in December 1966 and then as the lead single off of her 1967 studio album 2'35 de bonheur.
"We Say Yeah" is a song originally performed by Cliff Richard &The Shadows. It was initially released in December 1961 on "The Young Ones" soundtrack album and a few weeks later the B-side to "The Young Ones" single. Both reached number 1 in their respective UK charts. In France however,it was "We Say Yeah" instead of "The Young Ones" that made the singles chart,reaching number 14.
"Quelque chose de Tennessee" is a 1985 song recorded by French singer Johnny Hallyday. Written and produced by Michel Berger,it was released in December 1985 as the third single from the album Rock'n'Roll Attitude,on which it appears as the third track. It is a tribute to American playwright and screenwriter Tennessee Williams,who created A Streetcar Named Desire (1947),Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1955),Sweet Bird of Youth (1959),and The Night of the Iguana (1961),among others. The song was a top ten hit in France and became one of Hallyday's most popular songs over many years.
